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Willie Jackson is a disgrace. Genuine questions concerning a possible Labour/Te Pāti Māori coalition lead to Jackson getting defensive and accusing Ryan Bridge of writing off all Māori. “I know you're trying to write off all the Māori’s, right?” After being called out by Bridge, Jackson doubles down. “No,no...

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“No, not that!” 📍 That was Speaker Gerry Brownlee’s order yesterday afternoon as a spontaneous haka erupted from the public gallery — following a stirring waiata performed across Parliament to honour new Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara, after her maiden speech. Rather than allowing a moment of Māori pride and collective tikanga to play out naturally, Brownlee instead chose to shut it down — jumping straight to suspending Parliament. Undeterred, supporters simply carried on as he left the House, performing two haka in Kaipara’s honour. Yes, there are rules. Yes, the Speaker had approved one waiata only. Yes, Kaipara went four minutes over her allotted time — already testing his patience. And yes, he’d been given a guarantee that a haka would not be performed. But none of that justifies what followed. It’s also worth remembering there’s no proof this was a planned act of defiance by TPM — it was Kaipara’s own whānau and supporters who broke into haka, collectively following standard tikanga Māori protocol. Te Pāti Māori may well have advised against it, but in that moment, realistically, who could have stopped them? Across te ao Māori over the past 24 hours, the response has been clear: haka following waiata is perfectly normal. It’s an organic expression of unity and emotion — not disruption, let alone defiance. The question has to be asked: what exactly is the threat here? Why does tikanga Māori continue to unsettle the House so deeply? Since when did it become acceptable for the Speaker to shut down standard cultural practice, insulting a new MP, her whānau and supporters in the process? Surely, allowing the haka to finish would have been a far more productive — not to mention respectful — use of the House’s time. Still, Brownlee has called the haka “contemptuous,” and has since launched an investigation. According to 1News’ Maiki Sherman, he’s requested a meeting with Te Pāti Māori co-leaders next week. Does anyone else smell a witch hunt? Maybe the real breach wasn’t the haka. Maybe it’s Brownlee — and what appears to be a personal problem with Te Pāti Māori. Watch how it played out below and tell me your thoughts. #nzpol

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